Question

This person convinced Thomas Harriot to settle in Myrtle Grove, a plantation developed after the end of the Desmond Rebellions. This person urged Richard Hakluyt to publish Discourse Concerning Western Planting to garner royal support for his (15[1])schemes. This person captured Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, (15[1])whose amiable release was insufficient in preventing an invasion led by the Duke of Medina Sidonia. (15[1])The exposure of this person’s (-5[1])secretive marriage to a (*) lady-in-waiting named Elizabeth Throckmorton forced him to try to find El Dorado up the Orinoco River. The implication of this explorer in the Main Plot spawned a trial that publicized the matter of hearsay. For 10 points, name this explorer who sent John White to establish the Roanoke Colony in a future American state whose capital is named after him. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Walter Raleigh [or Sir Walter Raleigh; accept Raleigh, North Carolina]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ted WarnerBristolWarwick3615
Justin LeeImperial ADurham4415
Omer KeskinOxfordEdinburgh6015
Sam FooCambridge ABirmingham65-5
Ben BiggsBirminghamCambridge A13010
Rose ConwayCambridge BImperial B1300
Jaime Salamanca CamachoImperial BCambridge B13010

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2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%0%25%117.50
2023 ARCADIA at ImperialImperialY5100%60%20%80.00
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2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY3100%33%33%97.67
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY367%0%67%125.50